Adrien Zeller

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Adrien Zeller on December 14, 2006 in Strasbourg

Adrien Zeller (born April 2, 1940 in Saverne , † August 22, 2009 in Haguenau ) was a French politician of the UMP . From 1996 to 2009 he was President of the Alsatian Regional Council .

He has been a member of the UMP since 2002. He was previously a member of the CDS and UDF . From 1986 to 1988 he was State Secretary in Jacques Chirac's second cabinet .

Adrien Zeller strengthened the responsibilities given to the French regions by decentralization and mainly used European funding programs to modernize Alsace. As a bilingual Alsatian with professional experience in the EU Commission , cross-border cooperation was important to him . He worked closely with his neighbors in Baden-Württemberg , Rhineland-Palatinate and Switzerland ; the trinational metropolitan region of the Upper Rhine was initiated by him and implemented by his successor in the office of President of the Regional Council, Philippe Richert .

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For his services he was u. a. awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.

He suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 69.

Mandates

  • 1996–2009: President of the Alsace Regional Council
  • 2004–2009: Conseiller of the Alsace region

Functions in government

National mandates

  • 1993–1998: Member of the 7th electoral district of Route nationale 618
  • 1988–1993: Member of the 7th electoral district of Bas-Rhin
  • 1986–1986: Member of the 7th electoral district of Bas-Rhin
  • 1973–1986: Member of the 7th electoral district of Bas-Rhin

Mandates in the EP

Regional mandates

  • 1974–2004: Regional Council in the Alsace region

Mandates in the département

  • 1973–1988: General Conseiller in Bas-Rhin

mayor

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personal data
SURNAME Zeller, Adrien
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French politician (UMP), MEP
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Saverne
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 2009
Place of death Haguenau